Pregnant women with interstitial lung disease (ILD) related to autoimmune disease may not necessarily need to terminate their pregnancies if they have close monitoring before, during, and after pregnancy with a multidisciplinary team of physicians, new research suggests. Senior author Megan Clowse, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at Duke
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This content originally appeared on Sugar-Free Mom. Republished with permission. The fall is here, and that means apples are in season! While some who are on a ketogenic diet are opposed to eating apples, there are plenty of people, like me, who feel that a small amount in many servings is not going to kick
Fitness influencer Stefanie Williams’ shares the injury that spurred her on to a soul-searching mission, her journey with endometriosis, and her determination to help others If you were to ask that question to my parents, they would say I’ve been running around and doing muscleman impressions since I was five years old!” Stefanie Williams tells
During the week of November 2, AstraZeneca delivered some disappointing news to legislators in the UK: its COVID-19 vaccine, developed along with the UK’s Oxford University, would not be available for use by the winter holidays. Andrew Pollard, PhD, head of the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine trials, told members of the Science and Technology
How I overcame anxiety disorder and started living life again Anxiety Disorder Case study: Maurine Sandler I used to think my anxiety attacks would last forever. After all, I’d suffered them for 16 years. So what could possibly change? Well, I found out things already have changed! An approach for all the main types of
President-Elect Joe Biden Joe Biden’s victory sets the stage for healthcare to become a high-profile priority of his presidency. The former vice president has sketched out a big health agenda: ramping up the federal response to COVID-19, boosting the Affordable Care Act, creating a new “public option” to cover uninsured Americans, and expanding Medicare and
OSLO, Norway and CHENGDU, China. 03 November,2020— CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, today announced that it will fund the development of the protein-based S-Trimer COVID-19 vaccine candidate by Sichuan Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Inc (China) (“Clover”) through a global pivotal Phase 2/3 efficacy clinical trial and to licensure in China and globally, if the vaccine is
The United States reported a record one-day spike of 126,400 new cases of the coronavirus as medical experts warn that the outbreak is worsening across the country and could lead to a devastating winter. The U.S. has now reported a new record one-day spike in cases everyday over the past three days, according to data
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 5 2020 Children and adults produce different types and amounts of antibodies in response to infection with the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found. The differences in antibodies suggest the course of the infection and immune response
Many nursing home employees work at multiple facilities, which is a possible reason COVID infections have spread so rapidly and persistently in this setting, Jackie Fortiér writes ~ They Work in Several Nursing Homes to Eke Out a Living, Possibly Spreading the Virus (Kaiser Health News) Maintaining protections for preexisting conditions may hinge on the
The recalls on metformin, a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, have not stopped. Since June through this week, at least nine companies have recalled the extended release version of this medication. These are all voluntary recalls. No adverse events have been reported. This week, Nostrum Laboratories, Inc., announced an immediate voluntary recall of four lots, two
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Point-of-care lung ultrasound is better than chest x-ray for diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia, according to new research. “We continue to be confronted with a diagnostic challenge — patients often have vague non-specific multi-system presentations,” Kendra Mendez, MD, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia,
With the current state of the world, we are all struggling in some way. Whether you are homeschooling your children, trying to manage a full-time job from the confinements of your makeshift home office, or grieving a recent loss; it is a difficult time for all. We are all adapting to the changes and roll
From fundraising challenges to unmissable resources, look out for the men in your life during men’s mental health month this November, and beyond Men’s mental health: it’s a topic that we must keep talking about. In 2017, 5,821 suicides were recorded in Great Britain. Of these suicides, 75% were men, with suicide being the most
Like nearly everything else in 2020, choosing health benefits during this fall’s open enrollment period will not be easy for people who receive their health benefits from work. Amid a pandemic-induced recession, plenty of working Americans are looking for ways to save money on their health costs. But choosing the right coverage will take time,
A history of prior depressive illness conferred a sevenfold increased risk of developing treatment-limiting mood symptoms in patients on isotretinoin for acne in a large Scottish observational study, Sanaa Butt, MD, reported at the virtual annual congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. This was, however, the sole identifiable risk factor for treatment-limiting
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 6 2020 A new study led by Maria Manuel Mota, group leader at Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal), now shows that malaria parasites secrete the protein EXP2 that is required for their entry into hepatocytes. These findings, published today in the scientific journal Nature Communications, open
November 2, 2020 Audience: Consumer, Health Professional, Pharmacy November 02, 2020 — Kansas City, Missouri, Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 2 (two) lots of Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg to the consumer level. The Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg have been found to contain levels of nitrosamine impurities
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA chief under President Donald Trump, on Friday urged the White House to step up its response to the coronavirus pandemic, regardless of the outcome of the election. While the U.S. awaits a projected winner in Tuesday’s election between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, the nation’s latest resurgence of Covid-19 cases has
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 6 2020 Mindfulness training and engaging in classroom-based games can influence self-regulation and food liking when introduced during the preschool years according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier. For this study, we were interested in developing and evaluating a brief five-week
Benefits of Breakfast: Kick-start the day by incorporating a heart-healthy breakfast! Not only is breakfast a wonderful opportunity to incorporate dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein towards meeting our daily nutritional needs, a well-balanced breakfast meal may boost energy and promote blood sugar control. The simple act of enjoying a nourishing breakfast before the busy
If you are close to your 65th birthday, or are already on Medicare, the Medicare pitches are flooding your email, voicemail, text and old-fashioned mailbox. As you are probably well aware, it’s the open enrollment period until Dec. 7. If you have questions, you aren’t alone. Senior Planet found two independent Medicare experts and searched
Benefits of upadacitinib (Rinvoq) monotherapy versus methotrexate seen at the conclusion of the 48-week double-blind phase of a randomized clinical trial for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) persisted for 24 more weeks in an open-label extension. At week 48, 20% improvements on the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR20) were seen in 74% of patients
Do you need to talk? Here’s how you can access mental health support, from online counselling, hypnotherapy and coaching, to general listening lines The UK government has officially called for a second nationwide lockdown. We must once again stay at home, leaving only for the essentials – food, health reasons or work (where this absolutely
Masks, handwashing, and social distancing are key combatants, fending off attack from the outside. But healthy eating strengthens the warriors that keep us safe within. It’s time to put nutrition on the frontline of the COVID-19 war, according to Manfred Eggersdorfer, PhD. “I think we have to … follow social distancing, and also wear masks,
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in “magic mushrooms,” rapidly improves symptoms and produces remission in as little as two sessions for patients with major depression, new research suggests. Results of a small randomized trial showed that treatment with psilocybin was associated with a greater than 50% reduction in depressive symptoms in 67% of study participants. In
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